Police Foundations

Overview

Policing is one of the most physically and mentally demanding professions. If you are committed to a future in policing, this program will help you achieve your career goals.

Advanced Standing

If you have a Bachelor’s Degree (preferably in a related discipline) and can provide proof of English proficiency, you may apply for Police Foundations – Advanced Standing, which grants direct entry into Police Foundations Year 2.

About this Program

Program Highlights

Faculty includes former police officers with extensive investigative experience

Recruitment opportunities available

Protection, Security and Investigation or Police Foundations training are mandatory requirements for hiring into Canadian Forces Military Police

Opportunity to obtain a diploma in Protection, Security and Investigation (Customs Border Services or Private Security) in just eight additional months (based on available space and admission requirements)

Volunteer opportunities with Municipal Police Services and local service agencies

Access to the Justice Studies Simulation Centre

Students who successfully complete the first year of the program and the First Aid course are eligible to write the Ontario Security Guard licensing exam

Career Opportunities

Public police agencies

Municipal, Provincial and Federal law enforcement agencies

Military police

Private investigation

Private security

I recommend Niagara College’s Police Foundations program to any student who has policing as a career goal. The program is one of the finest in the province of Ontario with an extremely impressive staff of qualified instructors many who possess years of policing experience. Niagara College and the Police Foundations program have a unique partnership with the Niagara Regional Police Service. […] It is a wonderful learning environment of mutual support.

Future Study Options

We are proud to provide a range of future study options for NC students. More details on specific opportunities and partnerships can be found at vnmanga.info/transfercredit.

Canadian Military and Police Careers

The Canadian Military Police have made Police Foundations and Protection, Security and Investigation – Customs Border Services mandatory pre-requisites for MP hiring. Military Police regularly recruit our Police Foundations and Protection, Security and Investigation students. MP recruiters have attended and conducted recruiting sessions for both Police Foundations and Protection, Security and Investigation students – year one and two, on a number of occasions. Niagara College is proud of the remarkable recruiting partnership. To get hired by the Military Police, an applicant must be a Police Foundations, PSI – Customs Border Services graduate.

Effective May 1, 2016, the following changes have been made to the qualifications and requirements for the RCMP:

Applicants with a minimum two-year college diploma from a recognized post-secondary institution will no longer be required to write the RCMP Entrance Exam, which is a general ability test designed to determine an applicant’s potential aptitude for police work.